My Knowledge Bank: Summaries & Notes

This space is my working ground for refining content I’ll later publish elsewhere. I rate each note on a "Value" scale from 0-10 on how important the note's content is to me. All notes here are a work in progress.
My note system is a mix of Getting Things Done, How to Take Smart Notes, and Evergreen Notes. When I interact with any form of content, I go through three stages: capture, process, and review.

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How to Navigate the Buyer's Journey

(
7/10
)
The buyer's journey describes a buyer's path to purchase. Buyers don't wake up and decide to buy on a whim

We need to bring the trades & factories back

(
1/10
)
Remote work & AI are changing everything. In 20 years, nothing will be the same.

Play Bigger

(
8/10
)
The most dominant businesses in the world create new categories and convince the market they are best positioned to provide a service that fills the void.

The Abudance Mindset

(
4/10
)
Is your glass half empty, half full, or overflowing?

The Sales Acceleration Formula

(
7/10
)
Creating a high performing sales process requires a combination of outbound, inbound, content creation, and social media activity. Every aspect of sales should be systemetized.

Tim Ferriss x Andrew Huberman Podcast

(
5/10
)
How does Tim Ferriss think about interviewing, publishing content, and staying ahead of the curve on new trends.

The Subtle Art of Note Giving a F*ck

(
7/10
)
Life is best lived by focusing on things that 1) align with your values and 2) you can change. Claim responsibility, address conflict and ignore the rest.

The Road to Character

(
7/10
)
Life contains moments of moral crisis that if withstood, lead to the ultimate joys. Suffering is a gift, it gives a more accurate view of reality.

Give and Take

(
6/10
)
Giving with no expectation of reciprocation in return is the best networking technique in the world.

Deep Work

(
9/10
)
Deep work is an all or nothing technique. When you work, work hard. When you're done be done. Schedule block planned activities and outcomes every day.

The Little Blue Book That Beats The Market

(
8/10
)
A simple, effective way to invest in stocks is by picking the top 20-30 companies based on earnings yield & return on capital, then holding at least a year.

The One Thing

(
8/10
)
Pick one thing. A thing that makes life fulfilling and can create a domino effect in your life. Time block that thing daily. Do it for a year and see your life change completely.

Mindset

(
7/10
)
Your reality starts with your mindset. Get it right and live a fulfilling life of curiosity and challenge seeking. Get it wrong and live a life of validation.

Seizing The White Space

(
7/10
)
Markets are born, grow, change, and die. In those dynamic changes lie white spaces waiting to be taken advantage of by those with an open mind.

Execution

(
8/10
)
Execution depends on people, then strategy, then operations. Teams have to be organized correctly and communicate well to even think about implementing a strategy correctly.

The Lean Startup

(
9/10
)
The essence of building a startup is validating some sort of product based hypothesis by finding people who will pay for it. Invest the absolute bare minimum to do so, and build it as quick as possible. Be messy.

The Power of Habit

(
8/10
)
Your habits are what you choose them to be. The brain can be reprogrammed, you just need to be deliberate. And that takes willpower.

How to Win Friends & Influence People

(
10/10
)
Human connection is all about being personable, which is a learned skill. Some pick it up naturally, others have to be more intentional about studying it.

The Warren Buffet Way

(
7/10
)
In both life and business one does not need to be correct very many times to become successful. Ignore the noise, stay inside your circle of competence.

The Innovator's Dilemma

(
8/10
)
Innovation is both a resource allocation & marketing challenge. Truly disruptive technology creates new markets rather than competing against entrenched competition.

The Lombardi Rules

(
7/10
)
Almost always the plan is too complex. Keep things simple and master them. Play to your strengths.

The Dhando Investor

(
9/10
)
The Patels rode a simple path to generational wealth in America - buying low risk businesses.

Cradle to Cradle

(
8/10
)
Modern society is great at producing product in mass... and terrible at reusing them. If designed for disassembly, we could make our finite resources last forever.

Outliers

(
10/10
)
Outliers are those who have been given a gifts of extreme advantages, extraordinary opportunities, cultural legacies - and have the strength and prescence of mind to sieze them.

Its Better to Build Boys Than to Mend Men

(
5/10
)
Children need a guiding figure they can look up to with respect. Not another friend.

The Lessons of History

(
9/10
)
Freedom and equality are opposites, you cannot have perfect freedom without extreme inequality, and you cannot have perfect equality with any freedom. In the end superior ability has its way. Life is plain brutal competition.

Tools of The Titans

(
8/10
)
Life favours the specific ask and punishes the vague wish. If you want something extraordinary, you have two paths: 1) Become the best at one specific thing. 2) Become very good (top 25%) at two or more things.

Rework

(
6/10
)
Great businesses have a unique point of view and execute in a smart way. Hustle culture is overrated. Less is more.

The Four Agreements

(
4/10
)
The four agreements ideology is that you create thousands of “agreements” with yourself over your life that shape your identity - a perspective derived from ancient Toltec culture (10th century Mesoamerica). In order to live happily, you have to confront and break your negative agreements.

Grit

(
6/10
)
Grit is about holding the same top level goal for a long time. Motivation increases over time by aligning small low level goals with the big picture vision.

Principles

(
9/10
)
Embrace reality, think of yourself as a machine and objectively engineer your life. Have clear goals and don't tolerate problems. Pratice open mindedness. Understand the ego/blind spot barriers in your life.

An All Cash Real Estate Investment Model

(
2/10
)
Buy properties all cash, rennovate with cash, re-lease at higher rates, refinance to return as much investoru money as possible, and hold indefinately.

The Thought Process Behind Finding & Building Unsexy Businesses

(
5/10
)
That plumbing business is actually a lot more complicated than you think.

Time Slot Dispatching Sucks.

(
3/10
)
Scheduling psychology to always be "on time"

The Quick Start Guide To Probability

(
8/10
)
A probability primer that ties weird mathematical notation into real world examples

The Best Advice I've Ever Received

(
6/10
)
A Youtube video changed most of my perspectives on life summer 2022

Monkey Business

(
6/10
)
A monkey analogy for a monkey brain that evolved a little

Investing With Uncle Sam

(
6/10
)
Forecasting what new technologies will emerge over a long time horizon is very difficult. The U.S. military can help.

Business Systems

(
6/10
)
The secret sauce of the business world is deriving proprietary, differentiated systems, creating hyper-efficient operating manuals for average everyday people to run those systems while still keeping an eye on innovation.

Zero - The Biography of a Dangerous Idea

(
10/10
)
Math, philosophy, and theology have been intertwined for thousands of years. The concept of 0 was initially rejected by Western society because it clashed with tenants central to the Greek society, and later represented Satan to Medieval scholars. Also its why calendars are messed up.

Who Wrote the Bible

(
7/10
)
Not done yet. So far a very interesting synthesis of research about how different source material documents were combined to form the Bible.

The Wide Lens

(
8/10
)
Your product has to stand the test of consumers, partners, suppliers, and all other stakeholders for it to succeed. Success requires mastery of an ecosystem.

The Good Gut

(
8/10
)
Commonly known as "The Forgotten Organ," gut microbiota health across western society is abysmal. Switching to a more ancestral diet of high plant fiber foods (quinoa, beans, & lentils) and adding fermented foods (saur kraut, yogurt, kefir) can vastly improve gut health.

The E Myth Revisited

(
7/10
)
A book of business advice that doesn't make me want to vomit. Every great business in the world is a franchise run by ordinary people with exceptional systems.

Scientific Advertising

(
7/10
)
A short book talking through some of the history of advertising, starting with mail ads. The reason for most failed advertising is a lack of testing and proper tracking.

How to Take Smart Notes

(
10/10
)
Writing is not a linear process. Establishing a simple system to document knowledge and work within frees up short term memory to focus on the task at hand. Highly successful people create smart working environments around them that avoid unecessary resistance.

Ca$hvertising

(
8/10
)
The first use of any product is inside the consumers' minds. Write to the chimpanzee brain. Simply. Directly.

Economics Notes

We need to bring the trades & factories back

(
1/10
)
Remote work & AI are changing everything. In 20 years, nothing will be the same.

Real Estate Notes

An All Cash Real Estate Investment Model

(
2/10
)
Buy properties all cash, rennovate with cash, re-lease at higher rates, refinance to return as much investoru money as possible, and hold indefinately.

Business Notes

How to Navigate the Buyer's Journey

(
7/10
)
The buyer's journey describes a buyer's path to purchase. Buyers don't wake up and decide to buy on a whim

Play Bigger

(
8/10
)
The most dominant businesses in the world create new categories and convince the market they are best positioned to provide a service that fills the void.

The Sales Acceleration Formula

(
7/10
)
Creating a high performing sales process requires a combination of outbound, inbound, content creation, and social media activity. Every aspect of sales should be systemetized.

The Little Blue Book That Beats The Market

(
8/10
)
A simple, effective way to invest in stocks is by picking the top 20-30 companies based on earnings yield & return on capital, then holding at least a year.

Seizing The White Space

(
7/10
)
Markets are born, grow, change, and die. In those dynamic changes lie white spaces waiting to be taken advantage of by those with an open mind.

Execution

(
8/10
)
Execution depends on people, then strategy, then operations. Teams have to be organized correctly and communicate well to even think about implementing a strategy correctly.

The Lean Startup

(
9/10
)
The essence of building a startup is validating some sort of product based hypothesis by finding people who will pay for it. Invest the absolute bare minimum to do so, and build it as quick as possible. Be messy.

The Warren Buffet Way

(
7/10
)
In both life and business one does not need to be correct very many times to become successful. Ignore the noise, stay inside your circle of competence.

The Innovator's Dilemma

(
8/10
)
Innovation is both a resource allocation & marketing challenge. Truly disruptive technology creates new markets rather than competing against entrenched competition.

The Dhando Investor

(
9/10
)
The Patels rode a simple path to generational wealth in America - buying low risk businesses.

Cradle to Cradle

(
8/10
)
Modern society is great at producing product in mass... and terrible at reusing them. If designed for disassembly, we could make our finite resources last forever.

Rework

(
6/10
)
Great businesses have a unique point of view and execute in a smart way. Hustle culture is overrated. Less is more.

The Thought Process Behind Finding & Building Unsexy Businesses

(
5/10
)
That plumbing business is actually a lot more complicated than you think.

Time Slot Dispatching Sucks.

(
3/10
)
Scheduling psychology to always be "on time"

Investing With Uncle Sam

(
6/10
)
Forecasting what new technologies will emerge over a long time horizon is very difficult. The U.S. military can help.

Business Systems

(
6/10
)
The secret sauce of the business world is deriving proprietary, differentiated systems, creating hyper-efficient operating manuals for average everyday people to run those systems while still keeping an eye on innovation.

The Wide Lens

(
8/10
)
Your product has to stand the test of consumers, partners, suppliers, and all other stakeholders for it to succeed. Success requires mastery of an ecosystem.

The E Myth Revisited

(
7/10
)
A book of business advice that doesn't make me want to vomit. Every great business in the world is a franchise run by ordinary people with exceptional systems.

Scientific Advertising

(
7/10
)
A short book talking through some of the history of advertising, starting with mail ads. The reason for most failed advertising is a lack of testing and proper tracking.

Ca$hvertising

(
8/10
)
The first use of any product is inside the consumers' minds. Write to the chimpanzee brain. Simply. Directly.

Health Notes

The Power of Habit

(
8/10
)
Your habits are what you choose them to be. The brain can be reprogrammed, you just need to be deliberate. And that takes willpower.

The Good Gut

(
8/10
)
Commonly known as "The Forgotten Organ," gut microbiota health across western society is abysmal. Switching to a more ancestral diet of high plant fiber foods (quinoa, beans, & lentils) and adding fermented foods (saur kraut, yogurt, kefir) can vastly improve gut health.

Life Notes

The Abudance Mindset

(
4/10
)
Is your glass half empty, half full, or overflowing?

Tim Ferriss x Andrew Huberman Podcast

(
5/10
)
How does Tim Ferriss think about interviewing, publishing content, and staying ahead of the curve on new trends.

The Subtle Art of Note Giving a F*ck

(
7/10
)
Life is best lived by focusing on things that 1) align with your values and 2) you can change. Claim responsibility, address conflict and ignore the rest.

The Road to Character

(
7/10
)
Life contains moments of moral crisis that if withstood, lead to the ultimate joys. Suffering is a gift, it gives a more accurate view of reality.

Give and Take

(
6/10
)
Giving with no expectation of reciprocation in return is the best networking technique in the world.

Deep Work

(
9/10
)
Deep work is an all or nothing technique. When you work, work hard. When you're done be done. Schedule block planned activities and outcomes every day.

The One Thing

(
8/10
)
Pick one thing. A thing that makes life fulfilling and can create a domino effect in your life. Time block that thing daily. Do it for a year and see your life change completely.

Mindset

(
7/10
)
Your reality starts with your mindset. Get it right and live a fulfilling life of curiosity and challenge seeking. Get it wrong and live a life of validation.

How to Win Friends & Influence People

(
10/10
)
Human connection is all about being personable, which is a learned skill. Some pick it up naturally, others have to be more intentional about studying it.

The Lombardi Rules

(
7/10
)
Almost always the plan is too complex. Keep things simple and master them. Play to your strengths.

Outliers

(
10/10
)
Outliers are those who have been given a gifts of extreme advantages, extraordinary opportunities, cultural legacies - and have the strength and prescence of mind to sieze them.

Its Better to Build Boys Than to Mend Men

(
5/10
)
Children need a guiding figure they can look up to with respect. Not another friend.

The Lessons of History

(
9/10
)
Freedom and equality are opposites, you cannot have perfect freedom without extreme inequality, and you cannot have perfect equality with any freedom. In the end superior ability has its way. Life is plain brutal competition.

Tools of The Titans

(
8/10
)
Life favours the specific ask and punishes the vague wish. If you want something extraordinary, you have two paths: 1) Become the best at one specific thing. 2) Become very good (top 25%) at two or more things.

The Four Agreements

(
4/10
)
The four agreements ideology is that you create thousands of “agreements” with yourself over your life that shape your identity - a perspective derived from ancient Toltec culture (10th century Mesoamerica). In order to live happily, you have to confront and break your negative agreements.

Grit

(
6/10
)
Grit is about holding the same top level goal for a long time. Motivation increases over time by aligning small low level goals with the big picture vision.

Principles

(
9/10
)
Embrace reality, think of yourself as a machine and objectively engineer your life. Have clear goals and don't tolerate problems. Pratice open mindedness. Understand the ego/blind spot barriers in your life.

The Best Advice I've Ever Received

(
6/10
)
A Youtube video changed most of my perspectives on life summer 2022

Zero - The Biography of a Dangerous Idea

(
10/10
)
Math, philosophy, and theology have been intertwined for thousands of years. The concept of 0 was initially rejected by Western society because it clashed with tenants central to the Greek society, and later represented Satan to Medieval scholars. Also its why calendars are messed up.

Who Wrote the Bible

(
7/10
)
Not done yet. So far a very interesting synthesis of research about how different source material documents were combined to form the Bible.

Tools Notes

The Quick Start Guide To Probability

(
8/10
)
A probability primer that ties weird mathematical notation into real world examples

Monkey Business

(
6/10
)
A monkey analogy for a monkey brain that evolved a little

How to Take Smart Notes

(
10/10
)
Writing is not a linear process. Establishing a simple system to document knowledge and work within frees up short term memory to focus on the task at hand. Highly successful people create smart working environments around them that avoid unecessary resistance.